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Jack (1996)

 -  Comedy | Drama | Fantasy  -  9 August 1996 (USA)
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Because of an unusual aging disorder that has aged him four times faster than a normal human being, a boy enters the fifth grade for the first time with the appearance of a 40 year old man.

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Storyline

The movie is about a boy with a unique aging disorder: one that makes him age 4 times faster than normal. It picks up when Jack (Robin Williams) is 10 years old, but looks 40. He tries to go to public school for the first time, and to become friends with kids his own age. His physical appearance causes him lots of problems, however. Written by Bob Gohari <bgohari@earthlink.net>

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He's a healthy ten-year-old who's growing four times faster than normal. Now he's ready for the biggest adventure of his life...5th grade. See more »

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Comedy | Drama | Fantasy

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some sexual references | See all certifications »

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Release Date:

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Box Office

Budget:

$45,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$11,191,496 (USA) (9 August 1996)

Gross:

$58,586,889 (USA) (10 January 1997)
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Trivia

In the last scene, after the graduation, there is a red sign in the background as Jack leaves in the car with his friends. The sign says "Seven Years Later", the same as the text when the movie jumps to the graduation. See more »

Goofs

Miss Marquez reaches for a Gummy Bear with her right hand, but in the next shot it's in her left. See more »

Quotes

Jack: [Phoebe pokes him with a stick] Ow, don't!
Phoebe: Are you a freak?
Jack: No.
Phoebe: Oh. Well Jane says that you're a freak.
Jack: Who's Jane?
Jane: I'm Jane and I think you are a freak. Look at your hairy arms and your eyebrows and...
Phoebe: Yeah, he has receding hairline.
Jack: Well, I'm not a freak.
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Crazy Credits

At the end of the music, Jack's classmates can be heard calling for him to come out and play. See more »

Connections

Featured in The Nostalgia Critic: Jack (2012) See more »

Soundtracks

"Star"
Performed by Bryan Adams
Written by Bryan Adams / Robert John Lange (as R.J. Lange) / Michael Kamen
Produced by Robert John Lange (as Robert John 'Mutt' Lange) and Bryan Adams
From the A&M Album '18 Til I Die'
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Better than expected!
24 January 1999 | by (California) – See all my reviews

If you give this movie a chance, let your imagination go and you will believe (if you WANT to) that Robin Williams *is* a ten year old boy. I was surprised at how much I actually liked it. The premise sounds weak, but they did a fairly good job with it. The kids in the movie are great....... and the term "boys will be boys" is never as true as in the 'treehouse' scene. Watch it if you have boys ! You'll know what I mean! There is little if any 'language' in this movie ; no shoot-em-ups; no sex...the family can watch this together safely. Enjoy and let your imagination go... be a kid again!


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